䷙ Hexagram 26: Great Accumulating

Judgment

THE TAMING POWER OF THE GREAT. Perseverance furthers. Not eating at home brings good fortune. It furthers one to cross the great water.

Image

Heaven within the mountain: The image of THE TAMING POWER OF THE GREAT. Thus, you should acquaint yourself with the sayings of antiquity and many deeds of the past in order to strengthen your character.

Description
Hexagram 26 is named 大畜 (dà xù), “Great Accumulating”. Other variations include “the taming power of the great”, “great storage”, and “potential energy”. Its inner trigram is ☰ (乾 qián) force = (天) heaven, and its outer trigram is ☶ (艮 gèn) bound = (山) mountain.